Research Library

The museum's Research Library is
maintained as a repository of technical and historical information
to aid the staff and volunteers in the design and creation of
exhibits, artifact restoration, and historical research. Research
assistance is also provided to government organizations, academic
institutions, DOD contractors, and professional historians. Due to
staffing limitations, the museum library is closed to the general
public. If you have a question regarding Patrick Air Force
Base or Cape Canaveral Air Force Station history, please contact the
45th Space Wing History Office at 321-854-2710. You may also contact
the
Research Division of the National Museum of the United States
Air Force for assistance with your historical research or
information requests.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Air Force Space and Missile Museum Research Library is to support the
Museum in collecting, preserving, and restoring items of historical
significance which directly relate to U.S. Air Force space launch activities, missile development, flight testing,
and Cape Canaveral history. In pursuit of this endeavor, the Library
appraises, arranges, and provides description for historically
relevant records of various media to include photographs, negatives,
blueprints, schematics, reports, directories, charts, posters,
pamphlets, brochures, newspapers, magazines, and other such
documentation. Such records are obtained from both public and
private sources and all methods of arrangement, conservation, and
restoration are applied in accordance with accepted archival
principles.

Archives and Special Collections

Housed within the museum's
Research Library are collections of historical photographs,
documents, blueprints, maps, films, and videos. These archival
collections contain items that document the history of the Air Force
Space and Missile Museum, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, and
various U.S. Air Force and NASA launch vehicles, missiles, and rockets. Like
the library itself, however, these archives and special collections
are currently maintained exclusively for the use of the museum staff
and volunteers and are currently unavailable to the general public.